If you have any old opioids or prescription medications, the safest course of action is to remove them from your home altogether. A preferred option is to drop off any unwanted or unused pills, liquids or other medications at a local drug disposal site.
Drug Disposal Locations
Sumter Police Department
355 N. Lafayette Drive
Sumter, SC 29150
CVS at Tandem Health
1278 N Lafayette Dr.Sumter SC, 29150
(803) 774-4500
CVS
1080 Alice Drive
Sumter, SC 29150
Walgreens
1000 Broad Street
Sumter, SC 29150
Tandem Health
368 S. Pike West
Sumter, SC 29150
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office
1285 N. Main Street
Sumter, SC 29153
USAF
431 Meadowlark Street
Shaw AFB, SC 29152
Medication Disposal at Home
Sumter Behavioral Health Services offers free Deterra ® to properly dispose medications at home. It dissolves pills, creams, patches, and liquids. Please stop by or call our office to pick up a pouch.
Disposing Medicines in Household Trash
Please follow these simple steps:
- Remove the drugs from their original containers and mix them with something undesirable, such as used coffee grounds, dirt, or cat litter. This makes the medicine less appealing to children and pets and unrecognizable to someone who might intentionally go through the trash looking for drugs.
- Put the mixture in something you can close (a resealable zipper storage bag, empty can, or other container) to prevent the drug from leaking or spilling out.
- Throw the container in the garbage.
- Scratch out all your personal information on the empty medicine packaging to protect your identity and privacy. Throw the packaging away.
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